Chapter 970: Chapter 0970: The Person Was Taken Away
To put on a show for Hua XiYi.
Gu Xue cooperated as well.
Because of this, Hua XiYi was fooled.
Given Hua XiYi’s keen hearing, Luo Yang felt it was safer to whisper from a distance of over 100 ters.
At this mont, Luo Yang and Gu Xue had walked another several dozen ters.
Luo Yang had no choice but to sit down on the beach, speaking softly: “Sister Xue, talk quietly.”
Gu Xue let out a brief humph, gently biting her pearl-like teeth as she teased, “Hmph, why so worried!”
The sea breeze brushed past, carrying the sound of waves.
“Sister Xue, quickly, tell everything.” Luo Yang demanded.
If they stayed away too long, Hua XiYi would grow suspicious again.
For a mont, Gu Xue didn’t know where to start. She was at a loss and remained silent.
“Sister Xue, how about this—I’ll ask, and you answer.”
Using a question-and-answer format was the most straightforward approach.
Luo Yang would ask what he wanted to know, and as long as Gu Xue answered truthfully, it would suffice.
Without waiting for Gu Xue’s agreent, Luo Yang asked, “Do you have any ties to Skull Fortress?”
Gu Xue let out an “Mm” sound, finally admitting to it.
Luo Yang wasn’t particularly surprised at this response.
After all, he had already suspected her earlier. When he previously asked and she lied, it had left him sowhat dissatisfied with her.
Given Gu Xiang and Gu Yun’s disappearance, Gu Xue was in a foul mood, and Luo Yang refrained from reprimanding her.
Luo Yang asked again, “Did Skull Fortress co here to get the Blood Devil?”
Once more, Gu Xue responded with an “Mm.”
“They’ve been here for a while, haven’t they?” Luo Yang asked further.
“From the very night I t you, they’ve been sending people here. Ugh, I really didn’t want to hide this from you—sorry!” Gu Xue confessed with guilt.
There was an old saying: The more beautiful a woman, the more deceitful she is.
Looking at it now, Luo Yang started to believe it held so truth.
Gu Xue’s circumstances were far from ordinary. If she hadn’t learned to deceive people, it was doubtful that she and her two sisters would have survived thus far.
Because of this, Luo Yang sincerely forgave her.
Luo Yang said, “Sister Xue, you can deceive , but only on certain things. There are so matters where I cannot be lied to. I hope you’ll rember this in the future—you can’t lie to about anything regarding Hong Jiaxin or the Blood Devil.”
Gu Xue replied in a coquettish voice, “Fine, I’ll rember. Ugh, go think of a way to save my sisters.”
With absolutely no leads, Luo Yang didn’t even know where to begin.
“You an to say Skull Fortress kidnapped Sister Xiang and Sister Yun?” Luo Yang asked.
“Hmph, if not them, then who else?” Gu Xue said in frustration.
As they discussed this, Luo Yang faintly sensed that Skull Fortress intended to use Gu Xiang and Gu Yun to coerce Gu Xue into doing sothing she was unwilling to do.
“Why did they take Sister Xiang and Sister Yun?” Luo Yang pressed.
“Because of… Ugh, because of Hong Jiaxin, of course!” Gu Xue said indignantly, practically fuming.
Luo Yang was secretly startled. He imdiately speculated that Skull Fortress not only wanted the Blood Devil but also aid to capture Hong Jiaxin.
No matter what, if they obtained Hong Jiaxin, they could at least use her as leverage against the Eight Immortals Hall in exchange for certain benefits.
“What do they want you to do?” Luo Yang asked out of curiosity.
Now wasn’t the ti to bla her for anything, or she might act on impulse and do sothing unpredictable.
Judging from Gu Xue’s hesitant deanor, it was clear to him she was hiding sothing.
“Sister Xue, if you want to save Sister Xiang and Sister Yun, then just tell everything honestly.” Luo Yang urged.
“Ugh, I did lie to you, but I haven’t agreed to their demands. They wanted to quietly bring Hong Jiaxin to a designated place so they could kidnap her. I refused, and that’s why they took my two sisters!”
By the ti she reached the end, Gu Xue was both furious and helpless.
“Sister Xue, don’t rush. Let’s figure out a way to rescue Sister Xiang and Sister Yun.” Luo Yang comforted her.
Given Skull Fortress’s cold-blooded nature, if Gu Xue failed to complete her task within the stipulated ti, Gu Xiang and Gu Yun’s fate would likely be grim.
The phone call Gu Xue received earlier had been beyond Luo Yang’s hearing.
Upon asking her about it, he learned it was a directive for Gu Xue to bring Hong Jiaxin to a specified location: the edge of the Frozen Lake, near a grove of willow trees.
“Who do you typically contact within Skull Fortress?” Luo Yang inquired.
“I can’t contact them. Ugh, I’m not lying to you! They’re very cautious. If they want to get in touch with , they’ll call my phone. My number usually stays the sa, but theirs changes constantly.” Gu Xue answered with a pout.
Luo Yang had assud Gu Xue would know mbers of Skull Fortress’s higher echelons, but to his surprise, she couldn’t even reach them on her own.
Though Luo Yang harbored so doubts about her, he didn’t dare openly show it.
If she insisted on lying, confronting her head-on would only lead to argunts with no productive outco.
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